Lion boys rule 7-B
ST. IGNATIUS — Caden Vaughn knocked down six 3-pointers and scored 20 points as Eureka held off a second half Thompson Falls comeback 58-51 to win the District 7B boys tournament Saturday.
Tristan Butts added 13 points for the Lions (16-3), who led 28-12 at the half. Braden Casazza checked in with 12.
Bryson LeCoure led the Way for the Blue Hawks (12-7) with 20 points, 16 coming after the half. Nick Tessier added 10.
Both teams earned a spot in the Western B divisional which starts on Feb. 22 in Pablo
Championship
Thompson Falls 5 7 21 16 - 51
Eureka 17 11 16 14 - 58
THOMPSON FALLS — Nick Tessier 10, Bryson LeCoure 20, Cael Thilmony 4, Braxton Dorscher 7, Max Hannum 8, Braedon Ferris 2.
EUREKA — Caden Vaughn 20, Tristan Butts 13, Rowan Burow 1, AJ Truman 5, Braden Casazza 12, Jacob Lane 5, Keenan McDole 2.
Eureka 84, Mission 32
On Friday Tristan Butts scored 15 of his 26 points in the first half and Parker Bates added 14 as Eureka cruised to the semifinal win.
Rowan Burow checked in with 13 for the Lions who knocked down nine 3-pointers in the game
Jose O’Brien scored a team-high 18 points for the Bulldogs (3-17), who trailed 42-15 at the half.
Semifinal
Mission 10 5 15 2 - 32
Eureka 27 15 23 21 - 84
MISSION — Sheldon McLeod 1, Vinny Shepard 4, Landon WalksOverIce 8, Jose O’Brien 18, Brody Brown 1.
EUREKA — Caden Vaughn 6, Tristan Butts 26, Rowan Burow 13, Parker Bates 14, Jacob Lane 9, Keenan McDole 3, Conner McDole 2, Tristan Libby 5, Kyler Kossman 6.
GIRLS
Eureka 60, Plains 37
Aubrey Casazza scored 14 points and Dylan Sharp added 13 as Eureka defeated Plains 60-37 in the District 7B girls third place game Saturday.
Blakely Lakko led all scorers with 22 points for the Trotters (12-10), who fell behind 35-9 at the half.
Kara Stanger checked in with eight for the Lions (11-10), who knocked down five 3-pointers.
Both teams have spots in the Western B Divisional which starts on Feb. 22 in Pablo.
Third place
Plains 2 7 14 14 - 37
Eureka 19 16 11 14 - 60
PLAINS — Payton Wasson 1, Ava Lawyer 5, Aubree Butcher 1, Katelyn Subatch 3, Trystan Larson 2, Claire Lakko 3, Blakely Lakko 22.
EUREKA — Brynn Miller 4, Dylan Sharp 13, Katlyn Chaney 3, Taylor Truman 2, Bryn Van Orden 6, Kara Stanger 8, Zarah Evjene 5, Aubrey Casazza 14, Laina Conrad 2, Bea Pietro 1
Eureka 66, Superior 50
Early Saturday Kara Stanger knocked down a pair of threes and scored 17 points as Eureka defeated Superior in a loser-out game.
Eddye Betts scored 11 points to lead the Bobcats (5-14, 3-7 in District 7B regular season), who trailed 29-26 at the half.
Haidyn Guckenburg added 13 for the Lions (10-10, 7-3), who took control of the game with a 22-5 advantage in the third quarter.
Superior 10 16 5 19 - 50
Eureka 15 14 22 15 - 66
SUPERIOR — Alysha Ryan 5, Josie Crabb 9, Cami Quick 5, Maggie Haworth 6, Braelynn Mangold 9, Makenzie Reum 3, Maryisa Swope 2. Eddye Betts 11.
EUREKA — Brynn Miller 2, Dylan Sharp 9, Katlyn Chaney 2, Taylor Truman 6, Bryn Van Orden 6, Haidyn Guckenburg 13, Kara Stanger 17, Aubrey Casazza 9, Laina Conrad 2.
District 7B Boys Tournament
At Mission
Friday
Semifinals
Eureka 84, Mission 32
Thompson Falls 60, Plains 37
Saturday
Plains 70, Superior 41, loser out
Mission 54, Troy 51, loser out
Plains 52, Mission 50, third
Eureka 58, Thompson Falls 51, first
District 7-B Girls Tournament
At Mission
Friday
Semifinals
Mission 54, Plains 13
Thompson Falls 60, Eureka 54
Saturday
Plains 48, Troy 26, loser out
Eureka 66, Superior 50, lo
Eureka 60, Plains 37, third
Mission 49, Thompson Falls 37, first